‎Biographie‎

‎Isles, George‎

‎Leading American Inventors‎

‎New York: Henry Holt 1912. Biographies of Leading Americans Series edited by W.P. Trent with 15 portraits and many illustrations 8vo size navy blue clothbound hardcover with bright gilt titles on cover and gilt titles and decorations on spine and gilt topstain; 447 pages followed by several pages of publisher's catalogue of Leading American Series and other volumes. Contents include: John and Robert Livingston Stevens Robert Fulton Eli Whitney Thomas Blanchard Samuel Finley Breese Morse Charles Goodyear John Ericsson Cyrus Hall McCormick Christopher Latham Sholes Elias Howe Benjamin Chew Tilghman Ottmar Mergenthaler Bumped and worn head and heel of spine; moderate wear to corners; lightly toned pages have lightly tanned margins and some light foxing to endpapers; penciled price on fep very thin margin of shelf soil on bottom spot in the top margin of pages 416/417. Small spot on back cover and tiny nick on spine. Slightly musty. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning. First. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Henry Holt Hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 001565

‎Geer, Walter‎

‎Napoleon and his Family: The Story of a Corsican Clan: Corsica-Madrid 1769-1809‎

‎NY: Brentano's. Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 1927. 1st Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full green cloth gilt lettering on spine and cover imperial medallion gilt on cover. Illustrated with tissue-protected frontispiece portrait B&W illustrations and Plans. Includes Chronology Bibliography and Index. . Gilt on spine slightly faded some shadows on feps otherwise the volume is in excellent condition unmarked unread tight square bright and clean. FINE. B&W Illustrations and Plans. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. xvii 353 pp . Brentano's hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 29679

‎Drake, Samuel Adams‎

‎Our World's Great Benefactors: Short Biographies of the Men and Women Most Eminent in Philanthropy Patriotism Art Literature Discovery Science Invention‎

‎Chicago: H. J. Smith & Company. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1888. Revised Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Professionally rebacked in red leather over original elaborately blind-stamped red cloth reverse gilt lettering on cover printed endpapers a.e.g. Profusely illustrated with nearly 100 portraits"Emblematically Embellished." . Professionally rebacked in red leather unmarked tight square and clean. VERY GOOD. Portraits. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 702 pp . H. J. Smith & Company hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 24180

‎UNIDENTIFIED‎

‎1932 - 1936 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT 5-YEAR DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A WEST COAST NAVY WIFE DUTIFULLY AND DELIGHTFULLY FOLLOWING HER HUSBAND FROM SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA TO BREMERTON WASHINGTON AND BACK‎

‎SAN DIEGO LONG BEACH CALIFORNIA. Good. 1932. On offer is a super original 1932 through 1936 manuscript diary handwritten by an unidentified Southern California young newlywed Navy wife traveling for the most part up and down the West Coast of America following her husband Glen who is stationed mostly in San Diego and Long Beach but does go to Bremerton Washington and some trips to the East Coast. Written right in the heart of the Great Depression the diary begins with the couple married a year and this is the year he is stationed in Bremerton. They take a road trip in April to Arizona New Mexico Texas Kansas Nebraska Illinois Wisconsin Iowa Wyoming Idaho and Oregon finally ending in Bremerton six weeks later. Not too long after it's back to southern California. We note many local references to events: in 1933 Long Beach experienced an earthquake which she mentions because the day before she drove from San Diego to Long Beach to attend the fights with Glen and sure enough the next night while at the fights the earthquake hit. She also writes of the California Pacific International Exposition that was held in San Diego starting in 1935 and also 1936. It was held at Balboa Park. Here are some snippets: 1932 "January 3rd Glen and I drove to Hollywood and went to matinee at Grauman's Chinese. Saw Hell Divers. Dinner on Seventh St. at French place. Nice day….January 23rd Having a Santa Ana today. Cold too. Glen and I packed part of the things this afternoon. At night we went to Palace and saw "Frankenstein". Terrible….February 28th Thelma Beal and Hazel Cox came by to see me this A.M. In the afternoon I took car and we all went to waterfront and flying field. Saw Auto gyro there….April 4th Glen and I left San Diego Cal. this A.M. Had lunch at Mexicali. Dinner and night at Gila Bend Arizona. Sure hot today. Went past farm….April 6th Breakfast at Lordsburg N. M. Lunch at Juarez Mex. Dinner and night at Roswell N. M. All afternoon and night in wind and sandstorm. Drove 379 miles….April 16th Got car at noon and drove to Junction City. There we met paving and storm. Wind cloudburst etc. Spent night at Kansas Hotel Topeka….May 10th Stopped at Anamosa. We had breakfast with the folks in Benton and left about 7 A.M. Lunch in Marshalltown Ia. Dinner and night in Omaha Nebraska at Rome Hotel. Saw show at night….May 15th Breakfast in Rock Springs Wyoming. Lunch at Soda Springs. Dinner and night at Twin Falls Idaho. Went to Spokane Falls and high bridge over Snake River….May 17th Breakfast in La Grande Oregon. Lunch at The Dalles. Beautiful scenery. We followed the Columbia River most all day. Spent the night in Chehalis Washington……June 20th Glen had to go back to ship last night. Colorado came in today. He was home at one. At night we went to Tower and saw "No Greater Love." Rain….July 5th I went to town after groceries. Almost got kidnapped. At night Glen and I went to Beal's. I beat them all playing rummy….July 20th and 21st Breakfast Eugene Oregon. Lunch at Grants Pass Oregon. Dinner and night at Redding California. Had car oil changed and gas at night. Sure hot and tired….Breakfast at Redding Cal. Caught the 12:30 ferry from Vallejo to San Francisco. Ate lunch on there. Dinner in apt. at 344 Fulton Joe Joan and I…August 14th We went to L. A. Drove down by Olympic Stadium. Went to Grauman's Chinese Theatre. Saw "Strange Interlude." Glen had to go back to ship at ten tonight……" 1933 "January 11th A terrible "Santa Ana" came up last night. Everything covered with dust today. Glen could not get back to ship. Was home all day….January 19th Storm at sea. Glen could not get back to the ship. He tried morning and noon but no luck. It rained all day. Mr. and Mrs. Weeks called afternoon….January 22nd Glen and I went down to see the U. S. S. Constitution "Old Ironsides." Glen had to leave tonight. Sure hated to see him go. It rained all day and night…. February 10th I was home day and night. Dad went to see Dr. mother went to beauty parlor. Tonight they both went to Depression Party. Wayne and I had dinner alone….March 10th Went to fights with Glen then to see Dr. Clark. Blanch Lyons Johnny and Donny came. Then alas the earthquake! The town in destruction. Terrible….March 11th Glen and I sat in car last night near Newport. I took him back to ship. He was home by nine and we left for San Diego. Went to Corona Elsinore Escondido….March 19th Three quakes last night so I got up and took Glen down and drove to S. D. We checked out at Nakonnis Home in time to go with mother Wayne and Goldies for dinner….May 9th Glen came home at one after Admirals inspection. We went down town. Tonight we went to North Park Theatre saw "Private Jones"……June 25th Afternoon we crossed on ferry to Coronado. Drove by the "Love Nest" then we had dinner at the Foreigner Club….August 5th Glen and I drove to L. A. today. Had dinner at Lucca's. At night we went to Grauman's Chinese saw Gold Dinner of 1933. Stayed at hotel….August 13th We went by after the folks all went back to Indian Reservation to where the rodeo was to be. Sure hot and dusty…." 1934 "January 19th Left San Diego at one. Long Beach at 5 on the S. S. Yale. Met Leona Stout. We danced at night and had a big time. Was quite late when we retired….January 20th Glen met me at ferry. Ted met Leona. We walked all over town looking for place to live. We located at 448 Wilson. Leona and I were about dead….January 21st No gas or lights on yet. We spent day unpacking. Used candles for light at night and cooked breakfast with wood….February 3rd Glen and I went to Frisco on 3:20 ferry. Joe got off work at 8 o'clock. We went to see Barbary Coast. Went to Purcell's Spider Kelly's then to the Cane….February 10th U. S. S. San Francisco put into commission today at Mere Island. Leona and I went over. Dinty met us and Ted took us over new ship. Glen washed afternoon….February 17th I left 448 Wilson and caught 12:30 ferry from Vallejo. Went downtown in Frisco. Left there at 5 P.M. Met Mr. Hammer and Miller Mrs. Calley. We watched them dance…. February 18th I met Mrs. Mills and Dona before we got to L. A. harbor at 11. Left there at 3 P.M. The folks met me at ship in San Diego at 8. Had message from Glen….March 13th Nellie and I went to Aqua Caliente to the horse races. She had pass to the Club House. Glen went to attend to tax exemption this afternoon….April 1st Glen and I went for a drive afternoon. We picked up a couple of cadets off the German warship Karlsruhe. All went to Caliente….April 8th My sweetheart left this A.M. I took him down to the docks said goodbye among tears. Afternoon wrote to Glen and drove the folks down to water front….June 15th Air male from Glen telling me I could come east. Went down to see about S. S. ticket. Looked for clothes. Wrote Glen tonight….June 21st Breakfast at Seligman Arizona time up 1 hour. Lunch at Winslow. First felt heat then dinner at Albuquerque. Only a couple of hours of heat today. Cooler tonight….June 23rd Breakfast on diner with Hulda Suter. We arrived Chicago 7:50. I left there on G. I. Lehigh Valley. Lovely air conditioned cars. Went thru Canada Niagara Falls about 12 A.M….June 24th Breakfast in diner. Arrived N. Y. thru tunnel under E. River. Checked bags and took subway up town. Went sight seeing. Went to ship about 2. Left at 5:30….July 13th Big Navy parade afternoon and dance at night. Glen has the duty! I had dinner out. I washed blouse and hose A.M……September 3rd Glen home all day. Labor Day. We packed and he took trunk down and checked it. We had lunch and dinner at Broadway. I left Newport on boat 10 P.M. Raining…." 1935 "February 27th Nice day. Glen got transferred to the Koka today after so long a time. Tonight we went to Coronado to see the Beal's. Both ways via ferry….March 3rd Glen had his first duty on the Koka. I went with McBride's to look for friends. Didn't find them. They left for Long Beach about four….May 22nd Glen took us all up to get our pictures taken for our Expo ticket. Sure a crowd there. Pictures are funny looking….June 1st I came home this A.M. Glen got home from Chauffer duty about two. We went to park late afternoon. Went thru Federal Building tonight Expo….August 15th Glen called. They are going to San Maguel Islands this afternoon. Mother dad and I went to Expo. Saw Fanchon and Marco Show…." 1936 "February 9th Glen came home early A.M. Afternoon we went with Blanch and Leroy to Naval Training station but they could not see the boy. We all went to T. J. Tijuana tonight and danced….April 19th Honeymoon not over. Glen came home this A.M. So did I. We went to Expo afternoon. Took in the Medical Building. Home tonight….May 29th Glen had to go early. Ship went to Island. I went to Dr. afternoon. I had dinner with father. Came home later. Glen home at 11 P.M….June 19th The ship went to San Clemente Island. So Glen is gone again today. I went to see Dr. Got my watch and wedding ring with new stone added…." The book proper has a lovely though worn gold cover. The lock was cut off and absent. The pages are secure together with the binding but the cover is slightly pulling away. It measures about 4" x 5". Overall G. ; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF SAN DIEGO LONG BEACH CALIFORNIA SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA NAVY WIFE GREAT DEPRESSION ERA BREMERTON WASHINGTON EARTHQUAKE CALIFORNIA PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION WEST COAST TRAVEL BALBOA PARK NAVAL USN UNITED STATES NAVY MARINE DEPRESSION ERA THE GREAT DEPRESSION AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG PRIMARY SOURCE FIRST HAND ACCOUNT SOCIAL HISTORY PERSONAL STORIES LIVING HISTORY ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPELBIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY PERSONAL NARRATIVES . hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 0002424

‎Paulson, Ronald‎

‎The Life of Henry Fielding: A Critical Biography Volume 13‎

‎Blackwell 2000. Volume 13. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Library sticker on front cover. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item750grams ISBN:0631191461 Blackwell hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 9979281 ISBN : 0631191461 9780631191469

‎Ward, Burt (Signed); Ross, Stanley R (Editor)‎

‎Boy Wonder : My Life in Tights‎

‎Los Angeles: Logical Figments Incorporated. Fine. 1995. Second Printing. Paperback. 0964704803 . Signed and inscribed by Burt Ward atop half-title page. Ward was the Robin character of 'Batman' fame. "A revealing look behind the scenes at all the sizzling secrets you were never supposed to hear. the explosions the injuries the feuds the vendettas and 'Superhero' sex with young fans. The true story of what really went on in and out of the BatCave. vividly unmasked for the first time in the Boy Wonder's own words." - cover. "I advise all who are planning to read it to invest in a pair of asbestos gloves for page-turning duties!" - Yvonne Craig Batgirl. 300 pages. Clean and bright with very light wear. An excellent signed example of this marvelous Bat-memento.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Signed by Authors . Logical Figments, Incorporated paperback‎

Référence libraire : 46303901 ISBN : 0964704803 9780964704800

‎Nash, TA T A‎

‎The Life of Lord Chancellor Westbury Formerly Lord High Chancellor with Selections from His Correspondence Volumes 1 - 2‎

‎Richard Bentley & Son 1888. Volumes 1 and 2. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. With owner's name and inscription inside cover. In poor condition suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Larger blue cloth 8vo with blind borders on boards and gilt motif on front board. Simple gilt borders and gilt lettering on backstrip. Inch long split in backstrip seams. Bumped cornersm staining and some fraying. Brown end papers end ones being damp stained in vol I. Some hinges split. Frontispiece with some transference. Interior is secure clean and clear. Light foxing. Trimmed. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item2050grams ISBN: Richard Bentley & Son hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 9892165

‎Kendall, Alan‎

‎Benjamin Britten‎

‎Macmillan 1973. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item600grams ISBN:0333152263 Macmillan hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 9978411 ISBN : 0333152263 9780333152263

‎Chamberlain, M E‎

‎Lord Aberdeen: A Political Biography‎

‎Longman 1983. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item1050grams ISBN:0582504627 Longman hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 9496402 ISBN : 0582504627 9780582504622

‎Gordon, Meg; Farbotko, Deidre; Matthews, Therese; et al‎

‎When River Was Roadway. Pioneer Farmers of Brisbane's Seventeen Mile Rocks District.‎

‎Brisbane: Centenary Suburbs Historical Society 2011. vi 316pp index num bw ills maps charts genealogical charts chronologies. Pictorial card. Minor stain on inside of front cover and title page apparently from a bug being squished otherwise very light edge wear to cover. A comprehensive study of pioneering farmers in the region with plenty of biographical detail. Second Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. Centenary Suburbs Historical Society Paperback‎

Référence libraire : 053790

‎Johnson, Harald Norlin (Signed); Hughes, Sally Smith; Emmons, Richard W (Introduction)‎

‎Harald Norlin Johnson M.D.: Virologist and Naturalist with the Rockefeller Foundation and the California Department of Public Health‎

‎USA: The Regents of the University of California. Fine. 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. 391 pages. Index. List of publications. Bibliography. Illustrated in black and white with colour photo of subject. Dr. Johnson has hand-written and signed a lengthy inscription to a close colleague upon front free endpaper dated 1992. Fore-edge of 30 pages rumpled otherwise clean and very light overall wear. An excellent copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Harald Norlin Johnson M.D.: Virologist and Naturalist with the Rockefeller Foundation and the California Department of Public Health Rabies Research; Signed by Authors . The Regents of the University of California hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 151c7476

‎Pellew, G‎

‎The Life and Correspondence of the Right Hon Henry Addington First Viscount Sidmouth Volume 1-3‎

‎John Murray 1847. Volume 1-3. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. Library sticker on front cover.8vo maroon cloth blind stamped design on boards gilt lettering on backstrip covers scratched and scuffed. Edges shelf worn and corners bumped down some ink stains on covers. Text inside is clean and binding is secure. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item2550grams ISBN: John Murray hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 9496304

‎Laughton, J K‎

‎Memoirs of the Life and Correspondence of Henry Reeve. Second edition. Volumes 1 and 2‎

‎Longmans Green and Co 1893. Volumes 1 and 2. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. A two-volume set 8vo bound in red cloth with gilt lettering on backstrip. Moderate exterior wear backstrips sunned and some residue on front covers where library stickers have been removed. Both volumes are firmly bound and clean internally though with moderate to heavy foxing throughout. Both volumes have a frontispiece with a tissue guard. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item2000grams ISBN: Longmans Green and Co hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 8764513

‎Elisabeth (Betty) Townsend Otto‎

‎1938-42 Energetic Jam-Packed Diary of a Freewheeling 20-Something Who is all about the NYC Life‎

‎New York City New York. Very Good with no dust jacket. Hardcover. On offer is an excellent jam-packed 5 year diary describing in detail the life of a young working woman in New York City from ages 27 through 31. The author of this 5-year diary is Elisabeth Betty Townsend Otto 1911-2009 born in Buffalo New York. According to her obituary she was the daughter of the late Dr. Jacob S. Otto and Elisabeth Townsend Wheeler Otto. After attending schools in Buffalo New York Betty worked for ten years in the 30s for Standard Oil of New Jersey which later became Exxon Corporation. Returning to Buffalo she was employed at Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Western New York. After purchasing a home near Long Island Sound in 1961 where she could swim and enjoy the beach with her friends she became a lifetime resident of Old Saybrook Connecticut. Her ancestors included the late Augustus Seymour Porter of Buffalo who in 1838 became Mayor of Detroit and then served as a U. S. Senator from Michigan until 1845 and the late Col. Peter Augustus Porter of Niagara Falls who fought in the Civil War for the Union and fell near Richmond on June 3 1864 while leading the 8th New York Volunteer Heavy Artillery troops in the battle of Cold Harbor. Elisabeth’s entries are detailed and she fills all the lines every day. Her focus is on living it up in New York and she therefore mention many locations across the city. Some excerpts follow: “Work as usual. All of the girls had lunch at Eliz Driscoll’s. I came home on 5: 03. Mother & Dad arrived. I had cocktails for Dad and dressed. There was the first dance of the season which was fair. I danced with Captain Howe Russel Cook Mr. Babcock and Mr. Forsbay. In bed at one” July 1 1938. “Worked as usual. Lunch at Automat. Marketed on way home. Wrote to Dad & Mother. Got dinner played piano and listened to radio after reading” Nov 17 1938. “Listened to radio read paper finished letter to M & D. Played piano. Had light lunch. Called on at Barbizon and found her out Went to movies at Lowes 42nd and saw “Trade Winds” & “The Girl Downstairs”. Came home got supper listened to radio and read paper” Feb 19 1939. “Took my time getting up. Went over accounts with Dad. Swam. In afternoon Dad & I played golf at Hubbard Heights & enjoyed it. Took a dip. Dad and I had cocktails. I sat on porch after dinner with . Came to room at ten. Heard Roosevelt’s war speech. France & England declared war with Germany to help Poland” Sept 3 1939. “Lunch as usual. Lunch at Millworth’s. Shopped. Marketed on way home. Got dinner & washed stockings. Went by car to Business & Professional Women’s meeting at St. Georges. Came home at 10: 15 to bed 11: 50. Real summer weather” June 4 1940. “Work as usual. Lunch at Orange Bowl. After work went to 5 & 10. Dinner at Eliz Hynnes. Stopped at Bloomingdales. Came home listened to radio played piano and knitted. Wrote to M & D at office” Nov 28 1940. “Up at nine. In morning Ma & I shopped and marketed. I got 2 hats and a suit. Lunch at . We went to Boston Symphony concert which was very good . Came home. Got dinner. A. E. Bondman came. We talked and listened to Roosevelt’s speech on lendlease bill. A. E. Went at ten. I read papers and played radio retired at 12: 30 Mar 15 1941. “Worked as usual. From 12: 30 on most all heard FDR speech & Congress declare war with Japan. I lunched at drug store. From work did Christmas shopping at Bloomingdale’s. Went to for dinner. Listened to radio & knitted. Came home at 12: 00. In bed about one” Dec 8 1941. “In morning typed at Red Cross after taking Jonathon to vet for deworming. Lunch at Howard Johnson’s with Mary Halloman. Came home. Mother left with Mrs. Smith for 3 days at Basses. I did errands went with Dad to 2 calls. Dad and I dined at Westbook’s went to baseball game and Toronto beat Buffalo 2-1…”June 29 1942. This is an outstanding record of a young woman who has built a successful life during the war years of the mid-20th century. Full of details for a historian or researcher into Women’s Studies it offers an excellent look at the changing roles of women in American society. This diary’s heavy New York theme makes it an outstanding piece to enhance an NYC-themed collection. Measuring 5.5x4.25 inches this diary contains 365 pages and is 100% complete. The cover is a pebbled leather. The leather is intact but is well-worn. The accompanying clasp is intact as well. The binding is in good condition as are all of the pages. The handwriting is legible. Overall VG. ; Manuscripts; 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 365 pages; Signed by Author . hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 0012235

‎Van Coillie, Dries‎

‎Brainwashed in Peking - Three Years in the Prison of Mao Tse'Tung‎

‎Belgium: Self-Published Van Coillie Dries. Fair. 1969. First English Edition. Paperback. 320 pages. "A narrative of the work of dehumanization in China. It can compare with Koestler's 'Darkness at Noon' but is much more dramatic." - De Linie Amsterdam. "In succession the author underwent the Japanese occupation 30 months of concentration camp the civil war and finally five years of the Communist regime. He spent the last three years in prison in the capital. In 1954 he was exiled from China." - from back cover. Usual library markings. Somewhat above-average wear. Binding brittle. A worthy copy of this important work.; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; Chinese Prisoners Prisons Mao Tse Tung Dung Peking Beijing Christian Mind Control Brainwashing . Self-Published (Van Coillie, Dries) paperback‎

Référence libraire : 322G0141

‎Mittelholzer, Edgar‎

‎A Swarthy Boy. A Childhood in British Guiana‎

‎London: Putnam & Company. 1963. Large octavo size 16x24cm approx. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket - DJ has been price-clipped & is now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. B/w frontispiece. Previous owner's signature to front free endpaper. Robust professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 157 pages. Edgar Austin Mittelholzer was a Guyanese novelist the earliest novelist from the West Indian region to establish himself in Europe and gain a significant European readership. He is considered the first professional novelist to come out of the English-speaking Caribbean. . 1st UK Edition. Hardback. Putnam & Company hardcover‎

Référence libraire : BIB316481

‎Campbell, Murray; Hatton, Harrison‎

‎Herbert H. Dow: Pioneer in Creative Chemistry Custom Leather Binding‎

‎NY: Appleton-Century-Crofts. Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 1951. First Edition; First Printing. Leather. Beautiful custom red leather binding with gilt titles and raised bands. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 168 pages . Appleton-Century-Crofts hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 28386

‎Schwabacher, Ethel K‎

‎Arshile Gorky‎

‎New York: Macmillan 1957. Stated First Printing With a Preface by Lloyd Goodrich and an Introduction by Meyer Schapiro Whitney Museum of Art/Macmillan Company; New York; 1957 4to size green clothbound hardcover with dust jacket; 159 glossy pages with black and white illustrations throughout. From jacket: "Arshile Gorky.outstanding modern painter - a man who opened a path for the avant-garde of our day and who achieved in his own art a last brilliant flowering of extraordinary power and beauty. This "wild and tender" personality of Gorky - in Andre Breton's words - emerges vividly in this sensitive biography by his pupil and close friend Ethel K. Schwabacher. It is in the best sense an intimate biography revealing the mercurial temperament the intense emotional crises the theatrical exaggerations and the true heroism of the man. But it is more than that it is also a fascinating record of Gorky's poetic and brilliant talk about art of his methods of paining or the genesis of those obsessive images which reappear in many of paintings and an explanation. of their symbolic meaning to the artist." Ex-library with typical treatments many blacked out; jacket covered in mylar. Rough area on fep where pocket was removed very small tape transfer marks on endpapers and tiny nick to jacket and mylar on back. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning. First. Cloth. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Macmillan Hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 004714

‎Nelson, Byron; Olman; Morton W; Pileggi, Sarah‎

‎The Byron Nelson Story‎

‎Cincinnati Ohio: Old Golf Shop Inc. 1980. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Limted/numbered/signed. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hardcover full brown leather lettered in gold on spine with single gold rule border and blind-stamped portrait on front cover in original publisher's moderately soiled slipcase. 140 pages. Contents include special article about Byron Nelson by Sarah Pileggi newspaper accounts of the five major tournaments won by Nelson and his 1945 record of eighteen PGA tournament wins eleven being in succession. Illustrated with photographs and full page source material taken from newspapers. Special limited edition of 600 copies this being number 208 signed on limitation page by Nelson Byron. No previous ownership marks. Book is clean fresh and unmarked near like new. Publisher's slipcase is age soiled and marked on side with golfer's blind-stamped portrait. Fine in an otherwise very good slipcase. . Old Golf Shop, Inc. Hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 021298

‎Faust, Drew Gilpin‎

‎A SACRED CIRCLE - THE DILEMMA OF THE INTELLECTUAL IN THE OLD SOUTH 1840-1860‎

‎Baltimore MD: John Hopkins Univ. Press 1977. HC. very good w/good dustjacket hardcover closed tear front of DJ. ISBN 0801819679 189pp. John Hopkins Univ. Press unknown‎

Référence libraire : BOOKS074166I

‎Don, W G Deputy Surgeon General‎

‎Reminiscences of the Baltic Fleet of 1855‎

‎Brechin: Privately Printed By D H Edwards. Very Good. 1894. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Private Press. First Edition. Very good original maroon hardback with decorative boards and dark brown endpapers. Signed by the author to the frontis with dedication "To Admiral Allington with the compliments of The Author Nov. 1896". This book is very smart and clean vi 138 pages including index. 10 full page black & white plates plus 2 double page maps and numerous engraved embellishments in the text. The Preface begins "The following reminiscences have been compiled from a Journal kept by me while serving in the Baltic Fleet supplemented by recollections which had not and never can fade from my memory ---". The book is printed 40 years after the event and the author states "After the lapse of 40 years I am able to write of these matters as well as to mention shipmates by name in a way impossible for the first decade or two following the events described ---". The author sums up his preface with "This book is only for my family and friends to whom I feel it will be acceptable --". It has 14 Chapter headings and an Appendix. To give you an idea of the content the headings are Volunteering Portsmouth Join the Fleet Life on the "Duke" Duke of Wellington Routine of a War Ship Shipmates Rendezvous at Kiel Revl and Nargen Croustadt Internal Machines Preparations against Sweaborg Bombardment at Sweaborg Post Bombardment Homeward Bound Appendix - Some of our Baltic Gun Room Songs Index. There are a few pencil annotations that are quite interesting - names of ships liners commanders and other crew. Plenty of information from the time of the Crimean War. A rare insight into the Baltic Fleet of 1855.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 138 pages; Signed by Author . Privately Printed By D H Edwards hardcover‎

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‎Blue Book Of Optometrists And Opticians‎

‎Chicago: Professional Press Inc. 1928 . First edition. Hardcover. Good. 8vo 456 pages blue cloth white titles tips of spine frayed. Surprisingly scarce. <br/><br/>Ninth in the series. Contains lists of all the optometrists and opticians in the United States Canada Cuba Hawaii Philippines Porta Rico sic; also state laws resolutions adopted by International Boards at the Chicago Meeting in 1923 plus many advertisements. Professional Press, Inc. hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 3785

‎Connecticut Historical Society (Includes Thomas Fitch: Fitch Papers; Correspondence and Documents During Thomas Fitch's Governor‎

‎Collections of the Connecticut Historical Society; Volume XVIII Includes Thomas Fitch--Fitch Papers; Correspondence and Documents During Thomas Fitch's Governorship of the Colony of Connecticut 1754-1766; Volume II January 1759 - May 1766; Identified on cover as: Fitch Papers Vol. II. 1759-1766.‎

‎Hartford: Connecticut Historical Society 1920. Small 4to 457pp. Very good no dust jacket. Index. Time Period. Includes Thomas Fitch The Fitch Papers; Correspondence and Documents During Thomas Fitch's Governorship of the Colony of Connecticut 1754-1766; Volume II January 1759 - May 1766. Identified on cover as: Fitch Papers Vol. II. 1759-1766. Locale: Connecticut; United States. History--United States Governors--Connecticut. Connecticut Historical Society Hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 111103

‎Lotz, Wolfgang‎

‎The Champagne Spy: Israel's Master Spy Tells His Story‎

‎London: Valentine Mitchell 1972. Review copy hardcover with unclipped dust jacket in very good condition. Publisher's promotional leaflet and review copy notification laid in. Jacket edges are creased and nicked and page block is tanned. Pages and text are clear and unmarked throughout. LW. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Used. Valentine, Mitchell Hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 538568 ISBN : 0853031460 9780853031468

‎Lewis, Theresa (ed)‎

‎Journal and Correspondence of Miss Berry Volume I-III‎

‎London: Longmans Green and Co./Adam and Charles Black 1865. No dust jacket. Hardcover. Acceptable condition. Three-volume set. Name of former owner is penned on half-title page of each volume. Worn boards with several marks bumps and scores. Very small area of patchy fading on rear board of Vol. II. Inner edge of front board of Vol. III is faded. Spines are faded and stained. Spine ends are worn and bumped with two or three tears and nicks. Leading corners are worn bumped and frayed. Page blocks are a little foxed. Spine of Vol. I is partly detached from body of volume. Binding is loose at two or three points in each volume. Front hinge of Vol. I is reinforced with cloth tape. Minor foxing and a few marks on pages. Contents are clear. AF. Hardcover. Acceptable/No Dust Jacket. Used. Longmans, Green, and Co./Adam and Charles Black Hardcover‎

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